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Peralta, E. M., H. J. A. Guerrero, C. G. S. M. Arce, J. J. A. Domingo, M. A. Maute, M. D. S. San Miguel, E. M. C. Trino, I. B. B. De Jesus, J. C. A. Briones, F. S. Magbanua, N. Okuda, R. D. S. Papa 2018,03 Prevailing environmental conditions influence mollusk diversity and distribution around Talim Island of Laguna de Bay (Luzon Is., Philippines).. The Antoninus Journal 01:31-39.
Okano, J., Okuda, N. 2018,02 Effects of resource-dependent cannibalism on population size distribution and individual life history in a case-bearing caddisfly. Plos One. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0191925 Open Access
Sato,T., J. Ide, M.A. Isa, F. Rahadian, T. Fujimoto, Y. Shimatani 2017,12 A challenge for sustainable electrification, respecting the local tradition in Ciptagelar village, West Java, Indonesia: Complementary approach with a private company.. Energy Procedia 141:368-372. （reviewed）.
Sakata,K. M., N.Maki, H.Sugiyama, T.Minamoto 2017,12 Identifying a breeding habitat of a critically endangered fish, Acheilognathus typus, in a natural river in Japan. Science of Nature - Naturwissenschaften 104(100):11-12. DOI:10.1007/s00114-017-1521-1
Jo,T., H.Murakami, R.Masuda,K.M Sakata,S.Yamamoto,T.Minamoto 2017,11 Rapid degradation of longer DNA fragments enables the improved estimation of distribution and biomass using environmental DNA. Molecular Ecology Resources 17(6):e25-e33. DOI:10.1111/1755-0998.12685
Okano,J., J.Shibata, Y.Sakai, M.Yamaguchi, M.Ohishi, Y.Goda, S.Nakano, N.Okuda 2017,10 The effect of human activities on benthic macroinvertebrate diversity in tributary lagoons surrounding Lake Biwa. The Japanese Society of Limnology 2017 :1-9. DOI:10.1007/s10201-017-0530-2.
Uchii.K., H.Doi,H.Yamanaka,T.Minamoto 2017,10 Distinct seasonal migration patterns of Japanese native and non-native genotypes of common carp estimated by environmental DNA . Ecology and Evolution 7(20):8515-8522. DOI:10.1002/ece3.3346
Kobayashi,Y., T.Iwata, 2017,10 Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in a large river estimated by an in situ Lagrangian tracking approach. Freshwater Biology 62(12):1997-2007. DOI:10.1111/fwb.13044.
Itoh, M., Kojima,H. P.-C. Ho, C.-W. Chang, T.-Y. Chen, S. S.-Y. Hsiao, Kobayashi,Y. Fujibayashi,M. S.-J. Kao, C.-h. Hsieh, Fukui,M. Okuda,N. Miki,T. F.-K. Shiah 2017,09 Integrating isotopic, microbial, and modeling approaches to understand methane dynamics in a frequently disturbed deep reservoir in Taiwan. Ecological Research 32(6):861-871. DOI:10.1007/s11284-017-1502-z
Nakazawa, T., S.-Y. V. Liu, Y. Sakai, K. S. Araki, C.-H. Tsai & Okuda,N. 2017,09 Spatial genetic structure and body size divergence in endangered Gymnogobius isaza in ancient Lake Biwa. Mitochondrial DNA Part A. . DOI:10.1080/24701394.2017.1357708.
Itoh, M., Kojima,H. P.-C. Ho, C.-W. Chang, T.-Y. Chen, S. S.-Y. Hsiao, Kobayashi,Y. Fujibayashi,M. S.-J. Kao, C.-h. Hsieh, Fukui,M. Okuda,N. Miki,T. F.-K. Shiah. 2017,09 Integrating isotopic, microbial, and modeling approaches to understand methane dynamics in a frequently disturbed deep reservoir in Taiwan. Ecological Research 32(6) :861-871. DOI:10.1007/s11284-017-1502-z.
Okano, J., Tayasu,I. Nakano,S. &Okuda, N. 2017,09 Differential responses of two ecologically similar case-bearing caddisflies species to a fish chemical cue: implication for a coexistence mechanism.Zoological Science(in press) .
Matsubayashi,J.,Saitoh,Y.,Osada,Y.,Uehara,Y.,Haru,J.,Sasaki,T.,Tayasu,I. 2017,07 Incremental analysis of vertebral centra can reconstruct the stable isotope chronology of teleost fishes. British Ecological Society . DOI:10.1111/2041-210X.12834.（reviewed）
Okuda, N., Y. Sakai, K. Fukumori, S.-M. Yang, C. Hsieh, F.-K. Shiah. 2017,06 Food web properties of the recently constructed, deep subtropical Fei-Tsui Reservoir in comparison with the ancient Lake Biwa. Hydrobiologia in press . DOI:DOI:10.1007/s10750-017-3258-4.（reviewed）
Ishikawa, N.F., Chikaraishi, Y. ,Ohkouchi, N. ,Murakami,R.A. ,Tayasu, I. ,Togashi, H. , Okano, J.,Sakai, Y. , Iwata,T., Kondoh M.& Okuda,N 2017,04 Integrated trophic position decreases in more diverse communities of stream food webs.. Scientific Reports 7. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-02155-8.（review）
Koyama, M, S Yamamoto, K Ishikawa, S Ban, T Toda 2017,03 Inhibition of anaerobic digestion by dissolved lignin derived from alkaline pre-treatment of an aquatic macrophyte. Chemical Engineering Journal 311 :55-62. DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2016.11.076. (in Japanese).
Minamoto, T, K Uchii, T Takahara, T Kitayoshi, S Tsuji, H Yamanaka, H Doi 2017,03 Nuclear internal transcribed spacer-1 as a sensitive genetic marker for environmental DNA studies in common carp Cyprinus carpio. Molecular Ecology Resources 17(3) :324-333. DOI:10.1111/1755-0998.12586.
Doi, H, K Uchii, S Matsuhashi, T Takahara, H Yamanaka, T Minamoto 2017,01 Isopropanol precipitation method for collecting fish environmental DNA. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 15(2). DOI:10.1002/lom3.10161. 　
Ide, J, M Ohashi, K Takahashi, Y Sugiyama, S Piirainen, P Kortelainen, N Fujitake, K Yamase, N Ohte, M Moritani., M Hara, L Finér 2017,01 Spatial variations in the molecular diversity of dissolved organic matter in water moving through a boreal forest in eastern Finland. Scientific Reports . DOI:10.1038/srep42102.
Yamamoto, S, R Masuda, Y Sato, T Sado, H Araki, M Kondoh, T Minamoto, M Miya 2017,01 Environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals local fish communities in a species-rich coastal sea. Scientific Reports . DOI:10.1038/srep40368.
Liu, X S Ban 2016,12 Effects of acclimatization on metabolic plasticity of Eodiaptomus japonicus (Copepoda: Calanoida) determined using an optical oxygen meter. J Plankton Res 39(1) :111-121. DOI:10.1093/plankt/fbw084.
Briones, J. C. A., R. D. S. Papa,　G. A. Cauyan, N. Mendoza & N. Okuda. 2016,12 Fish diversity and trophic interactions in Lake Sampaloc (Luzon Is., Philippines). Tropical Ecology 57(3) :567-581.(reviewed)
Yamanaka, H, T Minamoto, T Takahara, K Uchii, H Doi 2016,12 Environmental DNA analysis in field research. Japanese Journal of Ecology 66(3) :601-611. DOI:10.18960/seitai.66.3_601. (in Japanese) . 　
Takahara, T, H Yamanaka, T Minamoto, H Doi, K Uchii 2016,12 Current state of biomonitoring method using environmental DNA analysis. Japanese Journal of Ecology 66(3) :583-599. DOI:10.18960/seitai.66.3_583. (in Japanese). 　
Dela Paz, ESP, GO De Leon, ATB Fernandez, CAF Tan, AL Manuel, JVR Villalon, CVL Zamora, RDS Papa 2016,12 Faunistic Survey of Philippine Freshwater Microcrustacean Zooplankton: New Locality Records and Updated Species Accounts. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 10. ISSN: 1908-6865; Online ISSN: 2508-0342.
Miya, M, T Minamoto, H Yamanaka, S Oka, K Sato, S Yamamoto, T Sado, H Doi 2016,11 Use of a filter cartridge for filtration of water samples and extraction of environmental DNA. Journal of Visualized Experiments 117. DOI:10.3791/54741.
Tordesillas, DT, NKP Abaya, MAS Dayo, LEB Marquez, RDS Papa, S Ban 2016,11 Effect of temperature on life history traits of the invasive calanoid copepod Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh, 1907) from Lake Taal. Philippines. Plankton Benthos Res (11) :1-7. DOI:10.3800/pbr.11.105.
Yamanaka, H, T Minamoto, J Matsuura, S Sakurai, S Tsui, H Motozawa, M Hongo, Y Sogo, N Kakimi, I Teramura, M Sugita, M Baba, A Kondo 2016,11 A simple method for preserving environmental DNA in water samples at ambient temperature by addition of cationic surfactant . Limnology 18(2) :223-241. DOI:10.1007/s10201-016-0508-5.
Kobayashi, Y., H. Kojima, M. Itoh, N. Okuda, M. Fukui, F.-K. Shiah 2016,11 Abundance of planktonic methane-oxidizing bacteria in a subtropical reservoir . Plankton & Benthos Research 11(4) :144-146. DOI:10.3800/pbr.11.144.(reviewed).
Doi, H, R Inui, Y Akamatsu, K Kanno, H Yamanaka, T Takahara, T Minamoto 2016,10 Environmental DNA analysis for estimating the abundance and biomass of stream fish. Freshwater Biology 62(1) :30-39. DOI:10.1111/fwb.12846.
Hobara, S, S Fukunaga-Yoshida, T Suzuki, S Matsumoto, T Matoh, N Ae (2016) 2016,10 Plant silicon uptake increases active aluminum minerals in root-zone soil: implications for plant influence on soil carbon. (279) :45-52. DOI:10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.05.024.
Briones, J. C. A., R. D. S. Papa,　G. A. Cauyan, N. Mendoza & N. Okuda 2016,09
Fish diversity and trophic interactions in Lake Sampaloc (Luzon Is., Philippines). Tropical Ecology 57(3) :567-581.(reviewed).ISSN 0564-3295. 　
Ho, P.-C., N. Okuda, T. Miki, M. Itoh, F.-K. Shiah, C.-W. Chang, S. S.-Y. Hsiao, S.-J. Kao, M. Fujibayashi & C.-H. Hsieh. 2016,08 Summer profundal hypoxia determines the coupling of methanotrophic production and the pelagic food web in a subtropical reservoir. Freshwater Biology (61) :1694-1706. DOI:10.1111/fwb.12809.
Kobayashi, Y., H. Kojima, M. Itoh, N. Okuda, M. Fukui, F.-K. Shiah 2016,07 Abundance of planktonic methane-oxidizing bacteria in a subtropical reservoir. Plankton & Benthos Research 11(4) :144-146. DOI:10.3800/pbr.11.144.
Okuda, N., Y. Sakai, K. Fukumori, S.-M. Yang, C. Hsieh, F.-K. Shiah 2016,06 Food web properties of the recently constructed, deep subtropical Fei-Tsui Reservoir in comparison with the ancient Lake Biwa . Hydrobiologia in press . DOI:10.1007/s10750-017-3258-4.
Ohba, S., N. Okuda & S. Kudo 2016,05 Sexual selection of male parental care in giant water bugs. Royal Society open science (3). DOI:10.1098/rsos.150720.
Fujiwara, A., S. Matsuhashi, H. Doi, S. Yamamoto, T. Minamoto 2016,04 Use of environmental DNA to survey the distribution of an invasive submerged plant in ponds. Freshwater Science ３５(２) :000-000. DOI:10.1086/685882.(reviewed).in press.
Yamanaka, H., T. Minamoto 2016,03 A novel environmental DNA approach to quantify the cryptic invasion of non-native genotypes. Molecular Ecology Resources ６２ :147-153. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.11.022.(reviewed).
Uchii, K., H. Doi, T. Minamoto 2016,03 A novel environmental DNA approach to quantify the cryptic invasion of non-native genotypes. Molecular Ecology Resources １６(２) :415-422. DOI:10.1111/1755-0998.12460.(reviewed).
Kawatsu, M., G. Morimoto, M. Kagami 2016,02 Seasonal changes in the water bird community in Lake Inba; influence of floating-leaved macrophytes on habitat selection. Aquatic Botany 126 :32-37. DOI:10.1016/j.aquabot.2015.06.003.(reviewed).
Jin, G., Onodera, S., Saito, M., Maruyama, Y., Hayakawa, A., Sato, T., Ota, Y. and Aritomi, D 2016,01 Vertical distribution of sediment phosphorus in Lake Hachirogata related to effect of land reclamation on phosphorus accumulation. Environmental Technology ３７(４) :486-494. DOI:10.1080/09593330.2015.1117043.(reviewed).
Maruo, M., M. Ishimaru, Y. Azumi, Y. Kawasumi, O. Nagafuchi, H. Obata 2016,01 Comparison of soluble reactive phosphorous and orthophosphate concentrations in river waters. Limnology １７(１) :7-12. DOI:10.1007/s10201-015-0463-6.(reviewed).
Nakamura, M., R. Masuda, K. Tsukamoto, T. Otake 2016,01 Dace and black porgy have limited temperature adaptability in non-natal osmotic environment. Progress in Oceanography ２ :1-8. DOI:10.1007/s12562-015-0956-6.(reviewed).
Minamoto, T., Naka, T., Moji, K.,Maruyama, A 2016,01 Techniques for the practical collection of environmental DNA: filter selection, preservation, and extraction. Limnology １７(１) :23-32. DOI:10.1007/s10201-015-0457-4.(reviewed).
Maruo, M., M. Ishimaru, Y. Azumi, Y. Kawasumi, O. Nagafuchi, H. Obata 2016,01 Comparison of soluble reactive phosphorous and orthophosphate concentrations in river waters. Limnology １７(１) :7-12. DOI:10.1007/s10201-015-0463-6.(reviewed).
Nakamura, M., R. Masuda, K. Tsukamoto, T. Otake 2016,01 Dace and black porgy have limited temperature adaptability in non-natal osmotic environment. Progress in Oceanography ２ :1-8. DOI:10.1007/s12562-015-0956-6.(reviewed).
Minamoto, T., Naka, T., Moji, K.,Maruyama, A 2016,01 Techniques for the practical collection of environmental DNA: filter selection, preservation, and extraction. Limnology １７(１) :23-32. DOI:10.1007/s10201-015-0457-4.(reviewed).
Matsubae, K., E. Webeck, K. Nansai, K. Nakajima, M. Tanaka, T. Nagasaka 2015,12 Hidden phosphorus flows related with non-agriculture industrial activities: A focus on steelmaking and metal surface treatment. Resources, Conservation & Recycling １０５(B) :360-367. DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.10.002.(reviewed).
Takayanagi H., R. Asami, T. Otake, O. Abe, T. Miyajima, H. Kitagawa, Y. Iryu 2015,12 Quantitative analysis of intraspecific variations in the carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of the modern cool-temperate brachiopod Terebratulina crossei. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 170 :301-320.(reviewed). 　
Osono,T. 2015,12 Effects of litter type,origin of isolate, and temperature on decomposition of leaf litter by macrofungi.. Journal of Forest Research 20(１) :77-84. DOI:10.1007/s10310-014-0462-1.(reviewed).
Osono,T. 2015,12 Decomposing ability of diverse litter-decomposer macrofungi in subtropical,temperate,and subalpine forests.. Journal of Forest Research 20(2) :272-280. DOI:10.1007/s10310-014-0475-9.(reviewed).
Kume, T., K. Tsuruta, H. Komatsu, Y. Shinohara, A. Katayama, J. Ide & K. Otsuki 2015,12 Difference in sap flux based stand transpiration between upper and lower slope positions in a Japanese cypress plantation watershed. Ecohydrology . DOI:10.1002/eco.1709.(reviewed).
Feunteun,E., M.J. Miller, A. Carpentier, J.Aoyama, C. Dupuy, M. Kuroki,　M. Pagono, E. Reveillac, D. Sellos, S. Watanabe, K. Tsukamoto, T. Otake 2015,09 Stable isotopic composition of anguilliform leptocephali and other food web components from west of the Mascarene Plateau. Progress in Oceanography 137 :69-83. DOI:10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.024.
Nishino, H., Y. Hodoki, S. D. Thottathil, K. Ohbayashi, Y. Takao & S. Nakano 2015,09 Identification of species and genotypic compositions of Cryptomonas (Cryptophyceae) populations in the eutrophic Lake Hira, Japan, using single-cell PCR. Aquatic Ecology ４９(３) :263-272. DOI:10.1007/s10452-015-9520-9.(reviewed).
Miller, M.J., E. Feunteun, J.Aoyama, S. Watanabe, M. Kuroki, R.L.-Finiger, Y. Minegishi, T. Robinet, E. Réveillac, P.-A. Gagnaire, P. Berrebi. K. Tsukamoto, T. Otake 2015,09 Biodiversity and distribution of leptocephali west of the Mascarene Plateau in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Progress in Oceanography 137 :84-102. DOI:10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.026.(reviewed).
Hans-P. G., C. Wurzbacher, T. James, M. Kagami 2015,09 Discovery of dark matter fungi in aquatic ecosystems demands a reappraisal of the phylogeny and ecology of zoosporic fungi. Fungal Ecology 19 :28-38. DOI:10.1016/j.funeco.2015.06.004.(reviewed).
Hagiwara, Y., S. Matsuoka, S. Hobara, A.S. Mori, D. Hirose & T. Osono 2015,08 Bleaching of leaf litter and associated fungi in subboreal and subalpine forests. Canadian Journal of Microbiology ６１(１０) :735-743. DOI:10.1139/cjm-2015-0111.(reviewed).
Mukherjee, I., Y. Hodoki, S. Nakano 2015,08 Kinetoplastid flagellates overlooked by universal primers dominate in the oxygenated hypolimnion of Lake Biwa, Japan. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91(8). DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiv083.(reviewed).
Miya, M., Y. Sato, T. Fukunaga, T. Sado, J. Y. Poulsen, K. Sato, T. Minamoto, S. Yamamoto, H. Yamanaka, H. Araki, M. Kondoh, W. Iwasaki 2015,07 MiFish, a set of universal PCR primers for metabarcoding environmental DNA from fishes: Detection of >230 subtropical marine species. Royal Society Open Science . DOI:10.1098/rsos.150088.(reviewed).
Tanabe, Y., Y. Okazaki, M. Yoshida, H. Matsuura, A. Kai, T. Shiratori, K. Ishida, S. Nakano, & M. M. Watanabe 2015,07 A novel alphaproteobacterial ectosymbiont promotes the growth of the hydrocarbon-rich green alga Botryococcus braunii. Scientific Reports ５(10467). DOI:10.1038/srep10467.
Ide, J., H. Somura, T. Nakamura, Y. Mori, I. Takeda & K. Nishida 2015,06 Hydrological Effects on Relationships Between δ15N of River Nitrate and Land Use in a Rural River Basin, Western Japan. River Research and Applications ３１ :639-649. DOI:10.1002/rra.2756.(reviewed).
Shimizu, Y., S, Onodera, H. Takahashi, & K. Matsumori 2015,06 Impact analysis of the decline of agricultural land-use on flood risk and material flux in hilly and mountainous watersheds. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences ３７０ :39-44. DOI:10.5194/piahs-370-39-2015.(reviewed).
Saito, M., S. Onodera, G. Hisaka, M. Tokumasu 2015,06 Evaluation for the effect of non-stationary nutrient transport on the coastal seaweed cultivation in western Japan. PIAHS ３７１ :149-155. DOI:10.5194/piahs-371-149-2015.(reviewed).
Koizumi, N., T. Takahara, T. Minamoto, H. Doi, A. Mori, K. Watanabe, T. Takemura 2015,06 Preliminary experiment for detection method of fish inhabiting agricultural drainage canals using environmental DNA. IDRE Journal 83(3) :IV_7-IV_8. DOI:10.11408/jsidre.83.IV_7.(reviewed).
Jin, G., Y. Shimizu, S. Onodera, M. Saito, K. Matsumori 2015,06 Evaluation of drought impact on groundwater recharge rate using SWAT and Hydrus models on an agricultural island in western Japan . Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences ３７１ :143-148. DOI:10.5194/piahs-371-143-2015.(reviewed).
Ishida, S., D. Nozaki, H.-P. Grossart, M. Kagami 2015,06 Novel basal fungal lineages from freshwater phytoplankton and lake samples. Environmental Microbiology Reports ７(３) :435-441. DOI:10.1111/1758-2229.12268.
Ishida, S., D. Nozaki, H.-P. Grossart, M. Kagami 2015,06 Novel basal fungal lineages from freshwater phytoplankton and lake samples. Environmental Microbiology Reports ７(３) :435-441. DOI:10.1111/1758-2229.12268.
Chen Y. & Zheng Y. 2015,05 Cross-National Analysis on Sensitivity to Environmental Quality and Its Change in East Asia. Advances in Applied Sociology ５(６) :183-194. DOI:10.4236/aasoci.2015.56018 .(reviewed).
Shimizu, Y., S, Onodera, G. Jin, G. & M. Saito 2015,05 Estimation of long term nutrient loadings into a hypereutrophic artificial lake in lowland catchment, western Japan. IAHS Publication ３６８ :337-342. DOI:10.5194/piahs-368-337-2015.(reviewed).
Yamasue, E., K.Matsubae ＆ Keiichi N. Ishihara 2015,04 Weight of Land Use for Phosphorus Fertilizer Production in Japan in Terms of Total Material Requirement. Global Environmental Research １９(１) :97-104.(reviewed). 　
Mori, A., T. Shiono, T. F. Haraguchi, A. Ota, D. Koide, T. Ohgue, R. Kitagawa, R. Maeshiro, T.T.　Aung, T. Nakamori, Y. Hagiwara, S.　Matsuoka, A. Ikeda, T. Hishi, S. Hobara, E. Mizumachi, A. Frisch, G. Thor, S. Fujii, T. Osono & L. Gustafsson 2015,04 Functional redundancy of multiple forest taxa along an elevational gradient: predicting the consequences of non-random species loss. Journal of Biogeography ４２ :1383-1396. DOI:10.1111/jbi.12514.(reviewed).
E. Webeck, K. Matsubae, K.Nakajima, K.Nansai, T.Nagasaka 2015,04 Phosphorus Flows in the Asian Region. Global Environmental Research １９(１) :9-18.(reviewed). 　
Doi, H., T. Takahara, T. Minamoto, S. Matsuhashi, K. Uchii, H. Yamanaka 2015,04 Droplet digital Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) outperforms real-time PCR in the detection of environmental DNA from an invasive fish species. Environmental Science ＆Technology 49(９) :5601-5608. DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5b00253.(reviewed).
Doi, H., K. Uchii, T. Takahara, S. Matsuhashi, H. Yamanaka, T. Minamoto 2015,03 Use of droplet digital PCR for estimation of fish abundance and biomass in environmental DNA surveys. PLOS ONE １０(３). DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0122763.(reviewed).
Zheng Y. 2015,03 Statistical Verification of Reliability and Validity of Opinion Poll in Japan. Yoron １１５ :46-50. 　
Katsumata, S., S. Hobara S, T. Osono & H. Takeda 2015,03 Mass, nitrogen content, and decomposition of woody debris in forest stands affected by excreta deposited in nesting colonies of Great Cormorant. Ecological Research ３０(４) :555-561. DOI:10.1007/s11284-015-1256-4.(reviewed).
Hishinuma, T., T. Osono, Y. Fukasawa, J.I. Azuma, & H. Takeda 2015,03 Application of 13C NMR spectroscopy to characterize organic chemical components of decomposing coarse woody debris from different climatic regions. Annals of Forest Research ５８(１) :3-13. DOI:10.15287/afr.2015.356.(reviewed).
Fukumoto, S., A. Ushimaru T. Minamoto 2015,02 A basin-scale application of environmental DNA assessment for rare endemic species and closely related exotic species in rivers: a case study of giant salamanders in Japan. Journal of Applied Ecology 52(２) :358-365. DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.12392.(reviewed).
Osono,T. 2015,02 Diversity,resource utiliation, and phenology of fruiting bodies of litter-decomposing macrofungi.. Journal of Forest Research 20(１) :60-68. DOI:10.1007/s10310-014-0459-9.(reviewed).
Osono,T. 2015,02 Hyphal length in the forest floor and soil of subtropical,temperate,and subalpine forests.. Journal of Forest Reserch 20(１) :69-76. DOI:10.1007/s10310-014-0461-2.(reviewed).
Ishii, N., S. Ishida, M. Kagami 2015,02 PCR primers for assessing community structure of aquatic fungi including Chytridiomycota and Cryptomycota. Fungal Ecology １３ :33-43. DOI:10.1016/j.funeco.2014.08.004.(reviewed).
Matsubae, K., E. Yamasue, T. Inazumi, E. Webeck, T. Miki, T. Nagasaka 2015,01 Innovations in Steelmaking Technology and Hidden Phosphorus Flows. Science of the Total Environment ５４２(B) :1162-1168. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.107.(reviewed).
Somura, H., T. Masunaga, Y. Mori, I. Takeda, J. Ide & H. Sato 2015,01 Estimation of nutrient input by a migratory bird, Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), to winter-flooded paddy fields. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 199 :1-9. DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2014.07.018.(reviewed).
Minamoto, T., X. Pu, J. Xie, Y. Dong, D. Wu, H. Kong, X. Yang, T. Takahara, M. N. Honjo, H. Yamanaka, Z. Kawabata 2015,01 Monitoring of fish pathogenic viruses in natural lakes in Yunnan, China. Limnology 16(１) :69-77.(reviewed).
Takahara, T., T. Minamoto， H. Doi 2015 Effects of sample processing on the detection rate of environmental DNA from the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio). Biological Conservation 183 :64-69. DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.014.(reviewed).
Takasu, H., M. Ushio, J. E. LeClair, & S. Nakano 2015 High contribution of Synechococcus to phytoplankton biomass in the aphotic hypolimnion in a deep freshwater lake (Lake Biwa, Japan). Aquat. Microb. Aquatic Microbial Ecology ７５(１) :69-79. DOI:10.3354/ame01749.(reviewed).
Garcia, V. O. S., R. D. S. Papa, J. C. A. Briones, N. Mendoza, N. Okuda and A. C. Diesmos 2014,12 Food habits and distribution of the Lake Taal sea snake (Hydrophis semperi Garman, 1881) and the sympatric little file snake (Acrochordus granulatus Schneider, 1799) in Lake Taal Philippines. Asian Herpetological Research 5(4) :255-262. DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2014.00255.(reviewed).
Osono,T.,J.I. Azuma & D. Hirose 2014,12 Plant species effect on the decomposition and chemical changes of leaf litter in grassland and pine and oak forest soils.. Plant and Soil 376 :411-421. DOI:10.1007/s11104-013-1993-5.(reviewed).
Tateno,O.,T.Osono & H. Takeda 2014,08 Beech cupules share endophytic fungi with leaves and twigs.. Mycoscience 56(３) :252-256. DOI:10.1016/j.myc.2014.07.005.(reviewed).
Ishikawa, N. F., Y. Kato, H. Togashi, M. Yoshimura, C. Yoshimizu, N. Okuda & I. Tayasu 2014,07 Stable nitrogen isotopic composition of amino acids reveals food web structure in stream ecosystems. Oecologia 175(3) :911-922. DOI:10.1007/s00442-014-2936-4.(reviewed).
Nishihiro, J., Y.Kato, T.Yoshida & I. Washitani 2014,07 Heterogeneous distribution of a floating-Leaved plant、Trapa japonica, in　Lake Mikata, Japan, is determined by limitations on seed dispersal and harmful salinity levels.. Ecological Research 29 :981-989. DOI:10.1007/s11284-014-1186-6.(reviewed).
Kojima, H., R. Tokizawa, K. Kogure, Y. Kobayashi, M. Itoh, N. Okuda, F.-K. Shiah & M. Fukui 2014,07 Community structure of planktonic methane-oxidizing bacteria in a subtropical reservoir characterized by dominance of phylotype closely related to nitrite reducer. Scientific Reports 4 :5728.(reviewed). 　
Osono, T., S. Matsuoka,D. Hirose, M. Uchida & H. Kanda 2014,06 Fungal colonization and decomposition of leaves and stems of Salix arctica on deglaciated moraines in high-Arctic Canada.. Polar Science 8 :207-216.(reviewed).
Shirouzu, T., T.Osono & D. Hirose 2014,06 Resource utilization of wood decomposers: mycelium unclear phases and host tree species affect wood decomposition by Dacrymycetes.. Fungal Ecology 9 :11-16.(reviewed). 　
Ishikawa, N.F.,M. Uchida, Y. Shibata & I. Tayasu 2014,05 Carbon storage reservoirs in watersheds support stream food webs via periphyton production. Ecology 95(1264) :1271. DOI:10.1890/13-0976.1.(reviewed).
Kagami, M., T. Miki, G.Takimoto 2014,05 Mycoloop: chytrids in aquatic food webs. Frontiers in Microbiology ５(166). DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2014.00166.(reviewed).
Hobara, S.,T. Osono,D. Hirose,K. Noro,M. Hirota & R. Benner 2014,04 The roles of microorganisms in litter decomposition and soil formation.. Biogeochemistry 118(471) :486.(reviewed). 　
Ikeda, A.,S. Matsuoka,H. Masuya, A.S. Mori,D.Hirose & T. Osono 2014,04 Comparison of the diversity,compasition,and host recurrence of xylariaceous endophytes in subtropical, cool temperate, and subboreal regions in Japan. Population Ecology 56(2) :289-300. DOI:10.1007/s10144-013-0412-3.(reviewed).
Hamaoka, H., A. Kaneda, N. Okuda ＆ K. Omori 2014,03 Upwelling-like bottom intrusion enhances the pelagic-benthic coupling by a fish predator in a coastal food web. Aquatic Ecology 48(１) :63-71. DOI:10.1007/s10452-013-9466-8.(reviewed).
Fukasawa,Y.,S.Katsumata, A.S. Mori, T. Osono & H. Takeda. 2014,01 Accumulation and　decay dynamics of coarse woody debris in an old-growth subalpine coniferous forest in Japan.. Ecological Research 29 :257-269.(reviewed). 　
Itoh, M., Y. Kobayashi, T.-Y. Chen, T. Tokida, M. Fukui, H. Kojima, T. Miki, I. Tayasu, F.-K. Shiah & N. Okuda 2015,07 Effect of interannual variation in winter vertical mixing on CH4 dynamics in a subtropical reservoir.. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 120(7) :1246-1261. DOI:10.1002/2015JG002972.(reviewed).
Kakioka, R., T.Kokita,　H.kumada, K.Watanabe ＆ N.Okuda 2015,07 Genomic architectue of habitat-related divegence and signature of directional selection in the body shapes of Gnathopogon fishes.. Molecular Ecology 24(16) :4159-4174. DOI:10.1111/mec.13309.(reviewed). 　
Kobayashi,Y., Y. Hodoki, K. Ohbayashi, N. Okuda & S. Nakano 2015,03 Change in bacterial community structure associated with phytoplankton succession in outdoor experimental ponds. Plankton and Benthos Research 10(1) :34-44. DOI:10.3800/pbr.10.34.(reviewed).

Ohtsuka, T 2015,02 Nursery grounds for round crucian carp, /Carassius auratus grandoculis/, in rice paddies around Lake Biwa. Nishikawa, U. & Miyashita (ed.) Social-ecological restoration in paddy-dominated landscapes. Ecological Research Monographs. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, pp.139-164. DOI:10.1007/978-4-431-55330-4.

Research Presentations

Asano,S. Wakita,K. Okuda,N. Tokito,M. Saizen,I Bio-indicators to Estimate a State of Socio-ecological System. Special Seminar at Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, 2017,09,08, Vietnam.
Teramura, K., M, Allen. J, Hargrove. J. D, Austin. S,Walsh. W, Porack. N, Trippel.Takata,K. Okuda,N. Yodo,T & Kitagawa,T “Construction of Genetic Linkage Maps of the Largemouth Bass”. American Fisheries Society 147th Annual Meeting, 2017,08,20-2017,08,24.
Cabanillas-Terán, N., P. L. Andrade, J. Marin & Okuda,N. “Trophic niche partioning of Diadema mexicanum and Eucidaris thouarsii in rocky reef bottoms of Ecuador”. IX Congreso Mexicano de Arrecifes Coralinos, 2017,06,13-2017,06,16, Chetumal, Quintana Roo.
Peralta, E. M., J. C. A. Briones, Okuda,N. Magbanua、F. S. & Papa、R. D. S. “Taxonomic Sufficiency: Implications from ecological studies on aquatic insects in Philippine watersheds” . 35th Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines-Symposium and Annual Meeting, 2017,05,28-2017,05,31, Bacolod City, Philippines.
De Jesus, I. B. B., J. C. A. Briones, O. L. A. Privaldos, E. M. Peralta, Uehara,Y. Ishida,T. A. S. Borja, F. S. Magbanua, R. D. S. Papa. Iwata,T. & Okuda,N. “Quantification of phosphorus and nitrogen uptake in a tropical freshwater ecosystem in Southeast Asia suggests N limitation”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 , 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe. 　
Fujinaga, S., Kobayashi,Y. Murakami, A. R. Ushio,M. Song,U. Tayasu,I. Ishikawa,N. F. Okano,J. C.-Y. Ko, Togashi,H. Sakai,Y. Itoh,M. Ohte,N. Nakano,S. Iwata,T. & Okuda,N. "Bacterial community composition and richness in biofilms of the Yasu and Ado Rivers”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 , 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe.
Ide, J., A. P. Cid-Andres, Ishida,T. Osaka, K. Iwata,T. Hayashi,T. Akashi,M. Tayasu,I & Okuda,N. “Comparisons of oxygen isotope ratio of phosphate in river water and rocks between two watersheds in central Japan”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 , 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe.
Ishida, T., Uehara,Y. Iwata,T. Privaldos,O. Asano,S. Ikeya,T. Osaka,K. Ide, J. Tayasu,I & Okuda,N. “Biogeochemical cycling of phosphate in the Yasu River Watershed: Insight from oxygen isotope of phosphate”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 , 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe.
Iwata. T., Hayashi,T. Akashi, M. Murakami,A. R. & Okuda,N. “Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in two Japanese river networks with contrasting watershed land use". In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe.
Jin, G. Saito,M. Onodera,S. Ishida,T. Okuda,N. Yi,R. Ban,S & Tomozawa,Y. "Characteristic of oxygen isotope ratio of phosphate in endmember of Lake Biwa". ”In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 , 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe.
Ko, C.-Y. Iwata, T. J.-Y. Lee, Murakami,A. Okano, J. Ishikawa,F. Sakai,Y. Tayasu,I. Itoh,M. U. Song, Togashi,H. Nakano, S. Ohte ,N. & Okuda,N. “Alpha and beta diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in natural and disturbed river watersheds and their environmental driver”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 , 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe.
Okuda, N. “Toward synthesis of watershed sciences”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe.
Onodera, S., Saito,M. Ban, S. Jin,G. Tomozawa,Y. & Okuda,N. "Spatial Variation in Lacustrine Groundwater Discharge (LGD) as a Nutrient Source in Lake Biwa, Japan”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 , 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe. 　
Osaka, K., Chishiro,S. Iwata,T. & Okuda,N. “The quantitative evaluation of bio-available particulate phosphorus discharged from Yasu River”. n: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,21, Chiba Makuhari Messe. 　
Peralta, E. M., L. Batucan, Uehara,Y. Ishida,T. Kobayashi,Y. C.-Y. Ko, Iwata,T. A, Borja. J. C. Briones. R. D. Papa. Magbanua,F. & Okuda,N. “Benthic macroinvertebrates response to water quality and canopy cover of a heavily impacted tropical subwatershed”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 , 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe. 　
Trino, E. M. C., I. B. B. De Jesus, E. M. Peralta, H. Guerrero, A. Santos-Borja, F. Magbanua, J. C. Briones, R. D. Papa & Okuda,N. “Biodiversity Assessment of Littoral Macrozoobenthos in Laguna de Bay, Philippines”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20, Chiba, Makuhari Messe.
Okuda, N. Toward the adaptive watershed governance to enhance biodiversity-driven nutrient cycling and human well-being. The 16th World Lake Conference, 2016,11,07-2016,11,11, Bali. 　
Triño, E. M. C., I. B. B De Jesus, E. M. Peralta, H. J. A. Guerrero, C. G. S. M. Arce, J. J. A. Domingo, M. A. Maute, M. D. S. San Miguel, J. C. A. Briones, F. S. Magbanua, A. C. Santos-Borja, R. D. S. Papa & N. Okuda Biodiversity Assessment of Littoral Macrozoobenthos in Laguna de Bay, Philippines. The 16th World Lake Conference, 2016,11,07-2016,11,11, Bali. 　
Khatun, S, H Kojima, T Iwata A novel aerobic methane production pathway in freshwater ecosystems. The 81st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Limnology, 2016,11,03-2016,11,06, Ryukyu University. 　
Asano S., K. Wakita, I. Saizen & N. Okuda Can the spawn of the Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica, Ranidae) be a local environmental index to evaluate environmentally friendly rice paddies?. , 2016,10,17-2016,10,21, Colombo. 　
De Jesus, I. B., O. L. A. Privaldos, A. S. Borja, F. S. Magbanua, R. D. S. Papa, T. Iwata & N. Okuda A pioneer in tropical streams: determination of phosphorous and nitrogen uptake in Silang-Santa Rosa watershed, Philippines. 48th Annual National Convention of the Federation of Institutions for Marine and Freshwater Sciences, 2016,09,21-2016,09,23, University of Eastern Philippines, Catarman. 　
Peralta, E., Batucan L. S. Jr., Briones, J. C. A, F. S. Magbanua, R. D. S. Papa, Magbanua F. S. & N. Okuda Benthic macroinvertebrates assemblages and biological metrics in relation to land cover and environmental factors in Silang-Santa Rosa subwatershed, Philippines. 48th Annual National Convention of the Federation of Institutions for Marine and Freshwater Sciences, 2016,09,21-2016,09,23, University of Eastern Philippines, Catarman.
De Jesus, IBB, JCB Briones, O Privaldos, Y Uehara, T Ishida, A Borja, F Magbanua, RDS Papa, T Iwata, N Okuda A pioneer in tropical streams: determination of phosphorus and nitrogen uptake in Silang-Santa Rosa Subwatershed, Philippines. 48thAnnual National Convention of the Federation of Institutions for Marine and Freshwater Sciences (FIMFS), 2016,09,21-2016,09,23, University of Eastern Philippines, Catarman.
Okuda, N., Y. Sakai, J. Shibata, Z. Karube, Y. Kato, T. Komiya, Y. Okuzaki, M. Hori, I. Tayasu, S. Yachi, S. Nakano & T. Nagata Spatio-temporal dynamics of food webs in the ancient Lake Biwa: Causes and consequences of changing biodiversity. The 33rd Congress of the International Society of Limnology, 2016,07,31-2016,08,05, Trino, Italy. 　
Okuda, N. Methanotrophic food webs as a carbon recycling system in lakes under climate changes (Invited talk) . The 1st Philippine Symposium on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems, 2016,06,07-2016,06,10, University of Santo Tomas, Manila,. 　
Deborde, DDD, MBM Hernandez, FS Magbanua Benthic macroinvertebrate community as indicator of stream health: how land use affects stream benthic macroinvertebrates. 1st Philippine Symposium on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems, 2016,06,07-2016,06,09, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
De Jesus, IBB, JCB Briones, A Borja, F Magbanua, RDS Papa, T Iwata, N Okuda Application of tracer additions for spiraling curve characterization in Silang-Santa Rosa Subwatershed, Philippines. 1st Philippine Symposium on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems, 2016,06,07-2016,06,09, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. 　
Encina, L, TCG Bermejo, RM Madrelejos, KML Viray, EM Triño, IBB De Jesus, HJ Guerrero, EM Peralta, JC Briones, RDS Papa Spatial variability of the trophic structure of littoral zones in Laguna de Bay in association with water physicochemical parameters and nutrient levels. 1st Philippine Symposium on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems, 2016,06,07-2016,06,09, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
Magbanua, FS, KA Ortizo Benthic macroinvertebrate communities and water physico-chemistry along two major rivers of Maasim, Sarangani. 1st Philippine Symposium on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems, 06,07-2016,06,10, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines. , 2016,06,07-2016,06,10, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. 　
Magbanua, FS, LS Batucan Jr. PQ Palomares, ARR Flandez, MBM Hernandez Stream macroinvertebrate community responses to contrasting land use and reduced discharge 1st Philippine Symposium on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems,. , 2016,06,07-2016,06,10, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. 　
Hernandez, MBM, KCV Buenafe, JGJ Antonio, JEC Balagtas, JL Gan, ITG Santos, NCA Tamayo, JSH Villa-Abrille, JPM Vilvestre, S Letana, FS Magbanua 1st Philippine Symposium on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Manila, Philippines. , 2016,06,07-2016,06,10, University of Santo Tomas,Philippine.
Kudo, S., N. Okuda, S. Ohba Male egg-caring is sexually selected in giant water bugs.. ISBE2016 Conference, 28th, 2016,06,03, University of Exeter. 　
Saitoh, Y., T. Nakano, K.-C. Shin, K. Yamashita, H. Amakawa, C. Yoshimizu, J. Matsubayashi, Y. Kato, H. Togashi, Y. Amano, Y. Kurita, N. Okuda & I. Tayasu Spatial variation of neodymium and strontium isotope ratios of shellfish soft bodies in the coastal sea of eastern Tohoku District. JpGU Meeting 2016,
2016,05,22-3016,05,26, Makuhari Messe. 　
Chishiro, S., K. Osaka, K. Fujita O. Nagafuchi & N. Okuda Evaluation of the source and bioavailability of particulate phosphorus in Yasu River by using sequential extraction methods. JpGU Meeting 2016, 2016,05,22-2016,05,26, Makuhari Messe Chiba City. 　
Arce, CG, JJ Domingo, MA Maute, MS San Miguel, EM Triño, IBB De Jesus, HJ Guerrero, EM Peralta, JC Briones, RDS Papa Taxonomy and diversity of littoral macrozoobenthos in Talim Is., Laguna de Bay. Association of Systematics Biologists of the Philippines Annual Convention. Philippine Systematics Beyond Borders, 2016,05,19-2016,05,20, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. 　
Ide, J, M Ohashi, K Köster, F Berninger, I Miura, N Makita, K Yamase, J Pumpanen Changes in the quality of dissolved organic matter in soil water with time since last fire in a boreal forest. EGU General Assembly , April 2016, Vienna, Austria. 　
Ide, J., H. Somura, T. Nakamura, Y. Mori, I. Takeda & K. Nishida Spatial variations in river nitrate concentration from upper toward lower reaches in the hilly and mountainous area. The 127th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society, 2016,03,27-2016,03,30, Kanagawa, Japan. 　
Kagami, M, D Nozaki, T Nakamura, W Hirano. Hidden diversity and host specificity of parasitic fungi infecting phytoplankton in Lake Inba. The 63th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 2016,03,24, Sendai. (in Japanese) 　
Khatun, S, T Iwata, H Kojima. Aerobic methane production by planktonic microbes under phosphorus-starved condition in lakes. The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, 2016,03,20-2016,03,24, Sendai International Center, Sendai. (in Japanese)
Arquilla, MLY, EKG Bumanlag, HMD Peñaranda, GA Cauyan, JCA Briones Acanthocephalan parasites in the gut of Oreochromis niloticus in the Seven Lakes of San Pablo City. 8th Scientific Meeting of the Philippine Society of Parasitology, 年0月日, , 2016,03,12, Midas Hotel, Pasay City.
Ace, CG, JJ Domingo, MA Maute, MS San Miguel, EM Triño, IBB De Jesus, HJ Guerrero, EM Peralta, JC Briones, RDS Papa A Taxonomy and diversity of littoral macrozoobenthos in Talim Is., Laguna de Bay. Science Week. Theme: Open Science and Inclusive Innovation for Resilience Building, 2016,02,29, College of Science.
Magbanua, FS, AM Fontanilla, PS Ong, MBM Hernandez 25 years of Philippine freshwater research: what has been done and what to do next?. its impact on Philippine Freshwater biota, . , 2016,02,18.
Magbanua, FS Agricultural intensification and stream health: combined impacts of pesticide and sediment. UP Biology 30th Anniversary, 2016,01,29, Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
Kawakami, T., Y. Shimizu, G. Ogawa, T. Saito, M. Iida, N. Sugihara, S. Sato , Ueda H., Otake T Otolith stable isotope and trace element analyses to reconstruct migration history of chum salmon Oncorhynchus kata. Symposium on growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish: controversy,synthesis, and multidisciplinary approach, 2015,11,09-2015,11,11, Yokohama.
Osono T., Matsuoka S., Hiradate S., Hobara S., Hirose D Fungi associated with the bleaching of leaf litter in a subtropical forest. Asian Mycological Congress 2015, 2015,10,07-2015,10,10, Goa University, Goa, India. 　
Osono, T., S. Matsuoka, Y. Nagao, T. Itioka Domatium-inhabiting fungi of eight myrmecophytic Macaranga species. Frontier in Tropical Forest Research: Progress in Joint Projects between the Forest Department Sarawak and the Japan Research Consortium for Tropical Forests in Sarawak, 2015,09,21-2015,09,22, Kuching, Malaysia. 　
Cid, A.P.，Song,U., Tayasu,I. , Okano,J. , Togashi,H., Ishikawa, N.,Murakami, A. ,Hayashi, T. ,Iwata , T. ,Osaka, K. Nakano ,S. and Okuda,N. Spatial distributions of REE, heavy metals and oxygen isotope of phosphate in the Yasu river, Shiga, Japan. JpGU Meeting 2015, 2015,05,24-2015,05,28, Makuhari Messe.
Okuda, N. What's the methanotrophic food web?. The 62nd ESJ Annual Meeting, 2015,03,18-2015,03,22, Kagoshima. (in Japanese)
Ho, P.-C., N. Okuda, M. Itoh, T. Miki, F.-K. Shiah, C.-W. Chang ＆ C.-H. Hsieh Summer hypoxia determines the coupling of methanotrophic and pelagic foodweb. The 62nd ESJ Annual Meeting, 2015,03,18-2015,03,22, Kagoshima.
Itoh, M., Y. Kobayashi, T.-Y. Chen, T. Tokida, M. Fukui, H. Kojima, T. Miki, I. Tayasu, F.-K. Shiah ＆ N. Okuda. CH4 dynamics in a subtropical reservoir under changes climate. The 62nd ESJ Annual Meeting, 2015,03,18-2015,03,22, Kagoshima.
Sakai, Y. Application of stable isotopes in aquatic ecology and environment. The 16th international symposium on river and lake environments., 2014,08,24-2014,08,27, Chuncheon Korea. 　
Tayasu, I. Use of carbon-14 in terrestrial food webs. Radiocarbon Conference, 2014,08,22, Belfast. 　
Ishikawa, N.F., M. Yamane, Y. Miyairi, Y. Yokoyama, I. Tayasu & N. Ohkouchi Use of radiocarbon natural abundances and compound-specific isotope analyses for stream food web reserch. Radiocarbon Conference, 2014,08,21, Belfast.
Yachi, S., D. Kitazawa, S. Nakano, Y. Sakai and N. Okuda Toward the evaluation of extinction risk of Lake Biwa benthic species due to global warming. JSMB/SMB 2014, 2014,07,28-2014,08,01, Osaka city. 　
Okuda, N., I. Tayasu, S. Nakano, M. Ito, M. Fukui, H. Kojima, K. Kogure, M. Fujibayashi, C. Maruo, P.-C. Ho, C.-W. Chang, L. Zhang, W.-H. Teng, T. Miki, C.-H. Hsieh, Y. Kobayashi, C.-C. Chang and F.-K. Shiah Methanotrophic food webs as a carbon recycling system in lakes under climate changes. The 6th EAFES International Congress, 2014,04,09-2014,04,11, Haikou, China.

Asano,S. Uehara,Y. Nakashima,H. Tokito,M. Saizen,I. Privaldos Osbert, Osaka,K. Okuda,N Spatial Pattern of Ground Water Utilization in Silang-Santa Rosa Sub-watershed. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20, Chiba Makuhari Messe
Jin, G., M. Saito, S. Onodera, T. Ishida, N. Okuda, R. Yi, S. Ban & Y. Tomozawa “Characteristic of oxygen isotope ratio of phosphate in endmember of Lake Biwa”. In: Biodiversity, nutrients and other materials in ecosystems from headwaters to coasts. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20, Chiba Makuhari Messe.
Espiritu, K. G. R., J. N. A. De Vera, F. G. G. Cantre, E. M. Peralta, I, B, B. De Jesus. P, Palomares. J. C, Briones.Ikeya,T. ,Magbanua, F. R, D, Papa. Okuda, N. Land use impact on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in selected lotic ecosystems in a government-declared protected landscape. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20, Chiba Makuhari messe.
Tan, A. K. V., A. E. Belen, C. Perez, G. R. Buenaventura, E. M.Peralta, I.B. B. De Jesus, P. Palomares, J. C. Briones, Ikeya,T. ,Magbanua, F. ,R. D. Papa, Okuda N Stream Benthic Macroinvertebrates Response to Water Quality of Urban and Rural Areas of the Marikina Watershed. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20-2017,05,24, Chiba Makuhari Messe.
Uehara,Y. Kataoka,Y. Kikko,T. Ishida,T. Asano,S. Kobayashi,Y. Ohtake,T. Okuda,N Migration routes of pelagic crucian carp "Carassiusauratus grandoculis" endemic to Lake Biwa reve. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20, Chiba Makuhari Messe.
Ikeya,T. C,-Y, Ko. E, M, Peralta. Ishida,T. Uehara,Y. Asano,S. Okuda,N. Ushio,M. Fujinaga,S. Tayasu,I. Iwata,T. The community composition and diversity of epilithicbacterium and microalgae in a Japanese river systemduring irrigation season. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 2017,05,20, Chiba Makuhari Messe.
Maruo, M., M. Ishimaru, Y. Azumi, K. Ohyama, H. Obata Determination of trace orthophosphate in water of Lake Biwa (Japan) by ion chromatography. Goldschmidt 2015, 2015,08,16-2015,08,21, Prague, Chezk Republic.
Osono, T., A. S. Mori, M, Uchida , H. Kanda Accumulation of carbon and nitrogen in vegetation and soils of deglaciated area and mudboils in Ellesmere Island, high-Arctic Canada.. Fourth International Symposium on the Arctic Research (ISAR-4), 2015,04,27-2015,04,30, Toyama International Conference Center, Toyama, Japan.
Sakai, Y., Karube, Z.,Shibata, J. ,Takeyama,T. , Tayasu, I.,Yachi,S. ,Nakano,S., and Okuda, N. , The impact of land uses on benthic macroinvertebrate diversity in the coastal ecosystem of Lake Biwa. 2015 ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting, 2015,02,22-2015,02,27, Granada,Spain.
Osono, T., D. Hirose, S. Matsuoka, Y. Tanabe, M. Uchida & S. Kudou Role of environmental selections and dispersal in the composition of fungal communities in continental Antarctica.. The 36th Symposium on Polar Biology, December 2014, National Institure of Polar Research, Tokyo.
Ban, S., Q. Wu, Hishida,N. ,Fujita, K. , Nagafuchi,O., and Okuda, N. Bioaccumulation of mercury from seston to fish through the food web in Lake Biwa. ISRLE2014, 2014,08,24-2014,08,27, Chuncheon,Korea. 　
Sakai, Y. ＆ N. Okuda Intraspecific differences in vertical habitat and food utilization by crustacean zooplankton: stable isotopic evidence. ISRLE2014, 2014,08,24-2014,08,27, Chuncheon,Korea. 　
Cid, A.P.，Song, U. ,Tayasu, I. , Okano, J.,Togashi,H. , Ishikawa, N.,Murakami, A. ,Hayashi,T. , Iwata,T., Osaka,K., Nakano,S. and Okuda,N. “Tracking phosphorus sources and cycling in freshwater: stable isotope approach”. JpGU Meeting 2014, 2014,04,28-2014,05,02, Yokohama city.

Invited Lecture / Honoronary Lecture / Panelist

Papa, RDS. Science Publicity: Using the Web, mainstream and Social Media. Seminar-Workshop on Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning, 2016,11,04, College of Science, UST.
Papa, RDS.Antonio Luna as a student of the University of Santo Tomas. Lecture delivered during the General Antonio Luna 150th Birth Anniversary. Antonio Luna Parade Grounds (Sunken Garden),, 2016,10,29, University of the Philippines Diliman. 　.Papa, RDS.Antonio Luna as a student of the University of Santo Tomas. Lecture delivered during the General Antonio Luna 150th Birth Anniversary. , 2016,10,29, Antonio Luna Parade Grounds (Sunken Garden), University of the Philippines Diliman.
Papa, RDS. UST-ZESL’s Contribution to Fisheries Science: Aquatic Invertebrate Researches and the Utilization of Limnological Time-Series Data to Support Sustainable Fisheries, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology of Philippine Inland Waters. 7th Fisheries Science Congress, 2016,09,29, Tagaytay International Convention Center, Tagaytay City.
Briones, JCA. EM Peralta. The parasite checklist of Philippine fishes in comparison to mathematically-modelled host/parasite checklists from fish FISHPEST: how many parasites are there really?. 48thAnnual National Convention of the Federation of Institutions for Marine and Freshwater Sciences (FIMFS), 2016,09,21-2016,09,23, University of Eastern Philippines, Catarman, Samar, Philippines.
Papa, RDS. Lake Taal: Sustaining native biodiversity in the face of aquaculture, climate change, and non-native species. 2016 TVPL Research Summit, 2016,08,04-2016,08,05, NDN Grand Hotel, Santo Tomas, Batangas.
Papa, RDS. Lake Taal: Sustaining native biodiversity in the face of aquaculture, climate change, and non-native species. Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Speakers Series, 2016,07,07, USAID Headquarters, Washington DC, USA. 　
Briones, JCA. Fish parasite research in the Philippines: history current state, and recommendations for future directions. The 1st Philippine Symposium in Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems, 2016,06,07-2016,06,10, University of Santo Tomas, Manila,Philippines.
Papa, RDS. Updating our knowledge of Philippine lakes and other freshwater ecosystems: from limno-ecology to biodiversity. 6th Science Lecture Series of the Biology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, 2016,02,23, Domingo Building, UE Graduate School. 　
Papa, RDS. Updating our knowledge of Philippine lakes and other freshwater ecosystems: from limno-ecology to biodiversity. Seminar on Current Researches, Conservation and New Management Practices. its impact on Philippine Freshwater biota, 2016,02,18, Southern Luzon State University, Lucban, Quezon. 　
Papa, RDS. Science Publicity: Using the Web, Mainstream and Social Media. 2016 Research Fortnight: Researchers’ Forum on Enhancing Research Visibility, 2016,02,16, Tanghalang Teresita Quirino, Benavides Building,University of Santo Tomas,Philippine.
Okuda, N. Biodiversity-driven Nutrient Cycling and Human Well-being in Social-Ecological Systems. 4th Future Earth in Asia Workshop "Perspectives from the South", 2015,11,19, Lecture Hall, RIHN, Kyoto.
Okuda, N. Organization of Symposium Session "Methanotrophic food webs as a carbon recycling system". The 62nd ESJ Annual Meeting, 2015,03,21, Kagoshima.